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=^«,...... The  River  That'S  Our  River  Makes  A ......,«^=
@=^«,..... Large  Bend Like A  Scooping  Hand And A .....,«^=@
@@=^«,.... Decent  Days  Travel   North  From  That ....,«^=@@
@@@=^«,... Stands  Our House  In  The  Middle  Of A ...,«^=@@@
#@@@=^«,.. Forgotten Apple  Orchard. Our  House  Is ..,«^=@@@#
##@@@=^«,. Built Of Dark  Clay And Abandoned  By  A .,«^=@@@##
#@@@=^«,.. Stranger.  The  Window  Has No Glass But ..,«^=@@@#
@@@=^«,... Instead Steel Bars  To Keep  The Animals ...,«^=@@@
@@=^«,....                   Out.                   ....,«^=@@
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=^«,...... Around  The  House  Is  A  Thick,  Thick ......,«^=
^«,....... Brush  Of  Ferns And  Bushes. There Live .......,«^
«,........ The Animals That We Fight  To Keep Away, ........,«
,......... For  They Speak  To  Us To Join  Them In .........,
.......... The Luscious  Caves Below  Ground.  They ..........
.......... Mean No Harm But It Is  Not  In Our Best ..........
.......... Interest To  Do So.  There Is  Important ..........
.......... Work That Needs To Be Done,  And It Cant ..........
.......... Be  Done By Animals. (Father Says This.) ..........
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.......... Every  Morning  Our  Father  Clears  The ..........
,......... Ferns  And Uproots The Bushes  Only  For .........,
«,........ Them  To  Grow  Back  Each  Night. Their ........,«
^«,....... Leaves  Are Teal, White And Yellow, Some .......,«^
=^«,...... Even The Color Of Wine. They Have  Lilac ......,«^=
@=^«,..... Flowers And In The Morning They Are  Wet .....,«^=@
@@=^«,....                With Dew.                 ....,«^=@@
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#@@@=^«,.. Father  Is  Away During  The  Day  Doing ..,«^=@@@#
##@@@=^«,. Important Things Elsewhere.  He Is Weary .,«^=@@@##
#@@@=^«,.. When He Returns Home, Each  Day More  So ..,«^=@@@#
@@@=^«,... Than The Next. We Learn To Cook  For Him ...,«^=@@@
@@=^«,.... So That He Does Not Have  To. We Tend To ....,«^=@@
@=^«,.....               His Clothes.               .....,«^=@
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^«,....... Suddenly The Dense  Bushwork Is Mirrored .......,«^
«,........ Inside.  Stems And Leaves  Appear  Close ........,«
,......... To The Walls And Far From  The Light. We .........,
.......... Are Glad, For The Flowers Are  Beautiful ..........
.......... And  Smell Good,  And  There  Is  Little ..........
.......... Decoration   In  Our  House.   But  When ..........
.......... Father Comes  Home He  Is Angry And Cuts ..........
.......... Them  All  Down  In  A  Frenzy.  We  Are ..........
..........           Scared Of Him Then.            ..........
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,......... We Are  Then Tasked  With  Removing  Any .........,
«,........ Indoor  Plant  We  See.  But They Are So ........,«
^«,....... Beautiful!  We Wait  Just  Until  Father .......,«^
=^«,...... Comes  Home  And  Until  Then  We  Enjoy ......,«^=
@=^«,..... Them.  Sometimes An Animal Will Sneak In .....,«^=@
@@=^«,.... But We Always Shoo Them  Out. With Fresh ....,«^=@@
@@@=^«,... Cut  Flowers  Thrown  Right  Outside The ...,«^=@@@
#@@@=^«,.. House  He  Suspects   And   Resents  Our ..,«^=@@@#
##@@@=^«,. Inaction.  But   He   Doesn'T  Have  The .,«^=@@@##
#@@@=^«,.. Energy To Scold  Us. He Weakens Quickly. ..,«^=@@@#
@@@=^«,... It Is Not Long Before He Is  Still Tired ...,«^=@@@
@@=^«,.... Even    In   The   Morning   And    Must ....,«^=@@
@=^«,.....    Reluctantly Leave The Outdoor Weed    .....,«^=@
=^«,...... Cutting To Us As  Well, Untrusting  That ......,«^=
^«,.......           We Will Carry It Out.          .......,«^
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,......... Now  He Leaves As Soon As He'S Awake And .........,
.......... Falls Asleep  As  Soon As He Returns. We ..........
.......... Are Left  To Care For  Us And The  House ..........
.......... And The Orchard. But It Is  Hard  And We ..........
.......... Are    Distracted.   We   Are   Not   As ..........
.......... Persistent  As  Father And  Quickly Fall ..........
..........          Behind In Our Duties.           ..........
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